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rose chestnut

DEFINITIONS OF: rose chestnut

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n handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties

Synonyms:
Mesua ferrea, ironwood, ironwood tree
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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